Sri Lankan Passport Photo Size: 3.5 × 4.5 cm at Embassies Abroad; Approved Studio in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, printed photos are not accepted. Have your photo taken at a studio approved by the Department of Immigration and Emigration (or at its Head Office or Regional Office studio); the studio sends it online and gives you a Studio Acknowledgement Note to bring with your application. The photo must be taken within 6 months. At a Sri Lankan embassy abroad there is no studio upload: the Embassy in Oman, for example, asks for three recent 3.5 × 4.5 cm colour photos with a white background. Source: immigration.gov.lk, checked 6 Oct 2026.
Sri Lanka Passport photo rules at a glance
For the Sri Lanka Passport photo, in Sri Lanka, a studio approved by the immigration department takes it and sends it online; applicants at Sri Lankan embassies abroad need 3.5 × 4.5 cm prints.
Who makes the photo
In Sri Lanka, a studio approved by the immigration department takes it and sends it online.
Size (official rule)
Not published (in Sri Lanka the studio uploads the photo); embassies abroad ask for 3.5 × 4.5 cm prints
In other units (a conversion)
35 × 45 mm · 3.5 × 4.5 cm · 1.38 × 1.77 in · 413 × 531 px at 300 DPI · 827 × 1063 px at 600 DPI · ratio 7:9
File size
No file for you to upload
Background
Set by the approved studio in Sri Lanka; white at embassies abroad
The Sri Lanka Passport photo, drawn to its shape: 3.5 × 4.5 cm, for applicants at Sri Lankan embassies abroad. From the official rules (immigration.gov.lk, checked 6 Oct 2026).
What the official pages say about the Sri Lanka Passport photo
In Sri Lanka, the Department of Immigration and Emigration does not accept printed photographs for passports. You visit an authorised photo studio of your choice, which sends your digital photograph straight to the department's computer system and gives you a Studio Acknowledgement Note for your application. Only photos taken within the last 6 months are valid, and the department obtains photographs that meet the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Applicants aged 16 to 60 also give their fingerprints.
Abroad it works differently. The department says applications made through Sri Lankan diplomatic missions overseas need no digital photograph, and fingerprints are taken on the applicant's first visit to Sri Lanka. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Oman asks instead for three recent colour photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm, on a white background, taken within the last 3 months. Your forehead and both ears must show, hair must not cover your face, and spectacles are not allowed. The embassy asks for the same three photos for a child's first passport and for one that replaces a lost or stolen passport.
No. In Sri Lanka, printed photos are not accepted. Have your photo taken at a studio approved by the Department of Immigration and Emigration (or at its Head Office or Regional Office studio); the studio sends it online and gives you a Studio Acknowledgement Note to bring with your application. The photo must be taken within 6 months. At a Sri Lankan embassy abroad there is no studio upload: the Embassy in Oman, for example, asks for three recent 3.5 × 4.5 cm colour photos with a white background.
What is the Sri Lanka Passport photo size in cm, inches and pixels?
For the Sri Lanka Passport photo, in Sri Lanka, a studio approved by the immigration department takes it and sends it online; applicants at Sri Lankan embassies abroad need 3.5 × 4.5 cm prints. 3.5 × 4.5 cm is 35 × 45 mm or 1.38 × 1.77 inches, in a 7:9 shape. Printed at 300 DPI it is 413 × 531 pixels, and at 600 DPI 827 × 1063 pixels. These are conversions of the official size, not extra rules. To make a 3.5 × 4.5 cm photo, use Resize a photo to 3.5 × 4.5 cm (35 × 45 mm).
What are the Sri Lanka Passport photo rules?
Background: set by the approved studio in Sri Lanka; white at embassies abroad. The photo must meet international (ICAO) photo standards and be taken within 6 months. Applicants aged 16–60 must also give fingerprints in person. Applications made through Sri Lankan missions overseas need no digital photo, and the applicant's fingerprints are taken on their first visit to Sri Lanka. The Embassy in Oman asks for three colour photos, 3.5 × 4.5 cm, with a white background, taken within the last 3 months, showing the forehead and both ears, with no hair over the face and without spectacles.
Can I wear glasses in my Sri Lanka Passport photo?
The official rules say: The Embassy in Oman asks for three colour photos, 3.5 × 4.5 cm, with a white background, taken within the last 3 months, showing the forehead and both ears, with no hair over the face and without spectacles.
